Latest Headlines – Page 675
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NewsMorrisons gives away millions of sunflower seeds as ‘sign of hope’ after lockdown
The seeds will be offered to customers by checkout staff and within online shopping orders
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NewsBrakes reports surge in sales as al fresco hospitality reopens
Brakes has put a raft of measures in place to help hospitality customers “get back on their feet”
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NewsTesco ad campaign urges customers to support pubs hit by lockdown
The supermarket is running a campaign acknowledging the ‘tough’ time the hospitality sector has had during the pandemic
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NewsCo-op kicks off own-label bread contract with Jacksons and Warburtons
Jacksons is replacing Allied Bakeries as the Co-op’s own-label bread supplier
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NewsIceland launches plastic-free packaging for Pink Lady apples
The usual plastic packaging has been replaced with a cardboard tray and paper band, in a trial rolling out to all Iceland’s nearly 1,000 stores
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NewsBirds Eye announces Team GB tie-in for meat-free Green Cuisine range
The plant-based brand will sport a new union flag look and carry Team GB’s logo
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NewsMorrisons offers al fresco café dining as England emerges from lockdown
Morrisons has also introduced an ‘Order & Pay’ app
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NewsHovis launches posh Bakers Since 1886 bread range
The loaves are made with a 36-hour starter dough, and were “perfect for the ultimate deli sandwich or delicious toastie”, said Hovis
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NewsMedia Bites 12 April: Asda, Online grocery, Retail reopening
Senior staff are preparing to stage an exodus at Asda after receiving final payouts from a Walmart share scheme
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NewsCity snapshot: Record year for Cake Box despite Covid disruption
Cake retailer Cake Box is set to report a record year despite the challenges of ongoing lockdowns throughout 2020 and 2021. Plus, drinks ingredients group Treatt updates the market on first-half trading and Russian food retailer X5 acquires a dark kitchen operator.
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NewsBuckfast warns of slowdown despite sales passing £50m
Newly filed accounts for Buckfast distributor J Chandler & Co said momentum had slowed in 2020/21
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NewsHilton Food Group comes out on top with pandemic sales soaring
The multi-protein group reported a 53% surge in annual revenues off the back of the shift to home cooking during the pandemic
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NewsBelazu makes entry into premium snacking with nut mix trio
The move follows research by the brand which identified a ‘gap in the market for premium and indulgent nuts’
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NewsM&S relaunching ‘Fresh Market Update’ TV ad campaign
The latest campaign will see M&S introducing 30 million bees to 28 partner farms this summer
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NewsTesco promotes Tony Hoggett to chief strategy & innovation officer
The position has been created to steer Tesco’s plans as it adapts to the massive changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsDeliveroo plays down disharmony as workers protest
Couriers on bicycles and scooters rode from Shoreditch to Finsbury Square, stopping to protest outside Deliveroo HQ in Dowgate Hill
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NewsFarm labour crisis looming with Covid rates high in Europe
Thousands of new coronavirus cases have been recorded in key countries for recruitment, such as Bulgaria and Romania, over the past week
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NewsWhitby Seafoods announces first TV ad amid scampi sales boom
The Yorkshire brand said it hoped the advert would harness the power of British seaside nostalgia
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NewsSainsbury’s signs up to GCA commitment to limit forensic auditing of suppliers
Sainsbury’s commitment will be effective from March 2022
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NewsBrewDog unveils details of Tony’s Chocolonely beer collaboration
Watt tweeted a picture of a trio of cans featuring the Tony’s Chocolonely logo, with the drink itself coming in at 4.2% abv